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- Publication date
- 1933
- Usage
- Public Domain
- Topics
- murder, reporters, Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot
- Publisher
- Allied Pictures Corporation
- Language
- English
- Item Size
- 2.7G
A man falls to his death from the balcony of his penthouse apartment. Two reporters fighting over the scoop start to uncover a sinister plot.
You can find out more about this film on its IMDB page.
You can find out more about this film on its IMDB page.
- Addeddate
- 2008-07-14 03:34:40
- Closed captioning
- no
- Color
- black & white
- Director
- Albert Ray
- Identifier
- A_Shriek_in_the_Night
- Run time
- 1:06:36
- Sound
- sound
- Year
- 1933
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Reviews
(11)
Reviewer:
Poohbah70
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August 15, 2019
Subject: A Mediocre Shriek
Subject: A Mediocre Shriek
Another 1930s murder mystery with the usual stereotypes and then a wild card or two thrown in for a plot twist. We don't get to see the first or second
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murder victims - only their dead bodies. Ginger Rogers (Pat Morgan) is a reporter, who has taken a job withe the first victim to get info on some crooks. Lyle Talbot (Ted Rand) is requisite too-clever-for words reporter for a rival paper who is in love with Ginger. He's so clever that he borrows a police lieutenant's shield for five dollars to gain access to the first murder scene and happens to pick up the phone as Ginger thinks she is phoning in her story. So he scoops her and she gets fired. What a guy. And, after a little anger, she forgives this now remorseful clod and they go working together, sort of. Purnell Pratt (Police Inspector Russell) is okay in his part; Arthur Hoyt as Wilfred, Russell's squeaky little, always ignored assistant - is as unlikely a character as you will ever find on a police force. Louise Harmer (Augusta the Housekeeper) and Louise Beavers (the Maid) both provide comic relief. Harvey Clark (Peterson the Janitor) makes a good wild card. Entertaining enough to spend an hour or so watching.
Reviewer:
tbragg
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March 1, 2017
Subject: Mild but likable comic mystery
Subject: Mild but likable comic mystery
I agree with an earlier reviewer: super cute Ginger makes this movie. Nothing here hasn't been done better elsewhere, but the cast is game, and Rogers
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is especially charming.
Reviewer:
I_like_old_movies
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July 15, 2012
Subject: Worth Watching for Ginger Rogers
Subject: Worth Watching for Ginger Rogers
I like Ginger Rogers in just about anything, so it doesn't take much for me to crank up one of her movies. This one is ok, not great, but reasonably good
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for it's genre. Pretty good direction. Did I mention that I like Ginger Rogers?
Reviewer:
Dark Moon
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July 3, 2011 (edited)
Subject: That tapdancing, raining, typing sound
Subject: That tapdancing, raining, typing sound
Review: Hate to rain on everyone's parade (or give you all a song
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and a tap dance), but that noise is the result of an old print, where the analogue optical soundtrack on the film is all scratched up. Think of it like an old scratched up vinyl record, except that scratches on the film affect a beam of light that shines through to a photo collector, instead of affecting a needle that runs in a record groove.
There are a few other old films here on IA that also have that noise, some worse than others.
There are a few other old films here on IA that also have that noise, some worse than others.
Reviewer:
Aitchondo
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December 16, 2010
Subject: A shriek in the night
Subject: A shriek in the night
Always loved Ginger. Not great movie, but fun. Was caught off guard with the (uncredited) appearance of Don Ameche as Eddie at the morgue. Not great, but
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fun and that's what I needed tonight.
Reviewer:
Blade_Runner
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September 18, 2010
Subject: ok movie
Subject: ok movie
ok mystery movie. I thought the tap dancing sound was actually typewriters. like maybe they were still typing up the script as they were filming it.
I'll ... never look at a janitor the same way.
I'll ... never look at a janitor the same way.
Reviewer:
picfixer
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June 2, 2010
Subject: Apartment for rent, cheap
Subject: Apartment for rent, cheap
Not really a who-done-it in the sense there are a lot of clues the audience can use to solve the crime. Nevertheless it's an okay murder mystery with a
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high body count and a good cast led by Ginger Rogers and Lyle Talbot of "Plan 9" infamy. The great Louise Beavers makes two brief appearances, as a maid of course. The snappy screenplay serves up a lot of wisecracks - a few of which are actually funny. A good effort all around that at times suffers from uneven direction. Still, there is more than enough here to please classic mystery fans and casual viewers. FOOTNOTES: Rogers and Talbot are also paired in the seriocomic who-done-it, "The Thirteenth Guest." Lyle Talbot appeared in more than 400 feature films.
Reviewer:
Albert Schlef
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January 6, 2010
Subject: Cute
Subject: Cute
Cute movie. Though there's something in the ending that's a bit buffling.
Reviewer:
Christophereugene777
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February 1, 2009
Subject: Shot on a Tap dancing stage?
Subject: Shot on a Tap dancing stage?
The movie was okay, but there was quite a bit of tap dancing in the background when dialogue was scarce. I wonder if this film shared a soundstage with
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a tap dance troupe. Was'nt that impressed with the ending.
Reviewer:
billbarstad
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December 11, 2008
Subject: Silly entertainment
Subject: Silly entertainment
This makes an enjoyable double bill with 'The Thirteenth Guest'. Both star Ginger Rogers and Lyle Talbot, and have the same director, Albert Ray.
Reviewer:
RM_115
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November 28, 2008
Subject: Entertaining.
Subject: Entertaining.
The story is an entertaining investigative mystery. It has many light moments to offset the seriousness parts and a surprise ending (the butler didn't
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do it). This flick is well worth the time to watch.
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